Exploring accreditation: Striving for a consensus model

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 334-336

  Bender, Kaye ^a   Benjamin, Georges ^b   Fallon, Marie ^c   Jarris, Paul E ^d   Libbey, Patrick M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c Natl Assoc of Loc Boards of Hlth   (United States)

^d Association of State and Territorial Health Officials   (United States)

^e NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CONSENSUS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION;

ACCREDITATION; CONSENSUS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250624391     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000278024.03455.d5     Document Type: Note

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